My 14-year-old brother John dreamed of having a black woolen coat, for at that time this kind of coat was 31　 with teenagers, but it could cost several hundred dollars. One day my brother and I went into a shop and saw a black woolen coat at the same time. The coat felt very soft, and it cost only ＄28. It was　 32　 but so nice. We looked at each other, saying nothing, but John’s eyes shone.

　　　 John tried on the coat and　 33　 it at once. John wore the coat to school the next day happily and came home with a big　 34 . “How do the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They love it,” he said. I started to call him “Lord (老爷) John”.

　　　 Over the next few weeks, there seemed to be a　 35　 in John. He became more polite, more confident and more pleasing. He would 36　 his classmates his pens; he would bring his father a cup of tea when he got home; he would　 37　 a blind man cross the road.

　　　 When my mother talked about her son’s change with one of his teachers and wondered what caused it, he said, “It must be his 38 !” One day, in the library, my brother and I happened to meet a friend of my father’s, who had not seen us for a long time. John came up and shook hands with him like a 39 ! The friend said in surprise, “Are you John? You have changed so much!”

　　　 What really changed John was his own attitude(态度).　 40　 you think you are a gentleman or a lady, you can become a perfect one.

31.　 A. busy　 　　　　　　　　　 B. careful　　　　　　　　　　 　 C. popular　 　　　　　　　 D. good

32.　 A. dear　 　　　 　　　 B. cheap 　　　　　　 　　　　　 C. hard　 　　　　　 　　D. light

33.　 A. sold 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. kept　 　　　　　　　　 C. held　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. bought

34.　 A. present　 　　　　　　　 B. smile　 　　　　　　　 C. problem　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. cry

35.　 A. message　　　　　　　　B. pain　　　　　　　　　　C. change　 　　　　　　　 D. fashion

36.　 A. lend　 　　　　　　　　　 B. rent　 　　　　　　　　 C. leave　 　　　　　　　　 D. borrow

37.　 A. make　　　　　　　　　　 B. watch　　　　　　 C. let　　 　　　　　　　　 D. help

38.　 A. coat　 　　　　　　　　　 B. classmate　　 　　　　 C. friend　 　　　　　　　　 D. brother

39.　 A. businessman 　　　　　 B. woman　 　　　　　　 C. gentleman　 　　　　　 D. boy

40.　 A. Until 　　　　　　　　　　 B. If　 　　　　　　 　　　　　 C. Before　　　　　　　　 D. Unless

阅读理解

　　When my first wartime Christmas came, I was in a new soldier school in Ashland and not sure if I could make it home for the holidays. On the afternoon of December 23 we were told some of us would have three-day holidays. I was one of the lucky soldiers.

　　It was Christmas Eve when I arrived, and a light snow had fallen. Mother opened the front door. I could see over her, into the corner of the living-room where the tree had always stood. There were lights, all colours, shining in the green of the tree.

　　“Where did it come from?” I asked.

　　“I asked the gate boy to cut it, ”my mother said, “I wouldn't have had one just for myself, but when called? Oh, such a rush! He just brought it in this afternoon…”

　　The tree was almost as tall as the room, and the Tree Top Star was in its place. A few branches reached about a little disorderly at the side, I thought, and there was a big bare branch showing in the middle. But the tree filled the room with the pleasant smell of Christmas.

　　“It's not like the one you want to find, ” my mother went on. “Yours were always in good shape. I think the gate boy didn't know where to look for a better one. ”“Don't worry, ”I told her. “It's perfect.”

　　It wasn't, of course, but at the moment I understood for the first time: all Christmas trees are perfect.

　　注：wartime战争时期; branch树枝; disorderly不规则的; bare光秃的; pleasant smell令人愉快的气息; shape形状; perfect完美的

1．From the passage , we can infer (推断) that ______.

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A．the soldiers couldn't have the Christmas holiday during the war (战争)

B．all the soldiers didn't go home for Christmas during the war

C．all the soldiers didn't want to spend their holidays

D．at first the writer didn't want to go home for Christmas

2．When the writer got home, ______.

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A．it was December 23

B．it was snowing heavily

C．he found a Christmas tree in the room

D．the gate boy was cutting a Christmas tree for his mother

3．From the passage we can infer that _____.

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A．the writer often liked to cut very beautiful Christmas tree

B．his mother didn't like perfect trees

C．his mother didn't really want to have a tree

D．the writer wouldn't have a tree cut by someone else

4．“All Christmas trees are perfect,” because they can make you think of ______.

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5．The best title (题目) for this passage would be “______”.

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A．How to Choose a Christmas Tree

B．How Soldiers Spent Christmas

C．Perfect Christmas Tree

D．Christmas With a Tree